With SEC Media Days looming, many writers across the country have decided to rank the best coaches in each conference. Athlon Sports has the Bulldogs’ second to only Nick Saban.
He landed at 19 on the list ranking all of the 130 coaches in college football. Mullen is just ahead of Florida’s Jim McElwain (21), Auburn’s Gus Malzahn (22), Arkansas’ Bret Bielema (27), and, yes, Hugh Freeze (29). Here is what Athlon Sports’ Steven Lassan wrote on Mullen:
19. Dan Mullen, Mississippi State
While Mississippi State is the SEC West’s toughest job, Mullen has carved out a consistent and successful stint in a brutal division.